Dale E Cillessen

US Patent:

8586118, Nov 19, 2013

Filed:

Feb 2, 2011

Appl. No.:

12/931483

Inventors:

Eduardo Marcos Gamillo - Las Cruces NM, US
Ryan Patrick Herbon - Silver City NM, US
Dale Evan Cillessen - Tolar TX, US

International Classification:

A23L 1/36

US Classification:

426484, 426231

Abstract:

A produce de-stemmer for generally symmetrical produce such as pepper pods that supports an item of produce in a propped orientation within a canister, a number of which are connected to a moving endless chain so that the canisters are cyclically inverted. A fixed support track resides below the moving canisters to support the item of produce so that a portion of the item is exposed during the canister travel. The exposed portion of the produce item is propelled into a cutting means which removes a desired portion of the produce item.

US Patent:

20150101496, Apr 16, 2015

Filed:

Oct 16, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/055475

Inventors:

EDUARDO GAMILLO - Las Cruces NM, US
Ryan Patrick Herbon - Silver City NM, US
Dale Evan Cillessen - Tolar TX, US

International Classification:

A23N 15/02

US Classification:

99637

Abstract:

A produce de-stemmer for generally symmetrical produce such as pepper pods that supports an item of produce in a propped orientation within a canister, a number of which are connected to a moving endless chain so that the canisters are cyclically inverted. A fixed support track resides below the moving canisters to support the item of produce so that a portion of the item is exposed during the canister travel. The exposed portion of the produce item is propelled into a cutting means which removes a desired portion of the produce item.